Venting
I can’t say I’ve had the most sunny of dispositions recently. It has affected my desire to write about life, and that isn’t helped by the fact that two of the issues I’m currently working through are...
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On self employment, no childcare, and feeling guilty for not pushing myself...
Sorry for the awkwardly long title, I couldn’t think of anything punchier to sum up this post. Also, it felt strange to write a post with no images, so I’ve included a few of a recent shoot. Check out...
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Feeling isolated as a stay at home / work at home parent
How I work and combine childcare most days. Socially, the first year of Arlo’s life was alright. Baby groups, weekly meet-ups with the members of my NCT group. Sure, the common denominator being that...
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The Inbetween
One of my major blogging niggles is that it often feels like there is not enough time to blog everything on top of juggling parenting and work. Out of the three things, blogging is definitely the last...
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How do you separate ‘work time’ and ‘family time’ when you work from home?
The look of letting down the one who means the most to you. Last week, after spending all morning trying to send just one email in the midst of a very demanding toddler episode, I closed my eyes,...
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Creating a photography display with Photobox
In early October, I dipped my toes very gently back into the ‘world of work’, with a stand at my local NCT baby fair. Bookings-wise, it proved a success. But not only that, I realised that it was a...
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I can’t own all the days
Last week, I lay on the floor in Arlo’s room. I was angry. It was a sunny morning, for once. Both children were in good health, for once. It was our one full day off during the week. And there was no...
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Tips for self-employment / working from home with no childcare in place
As well as my photography business, I am a freelance writer, and I also offer SEO and social media advice and management, and a bit of design work here and there. Oh, and then there’s maintaining...
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